Christian Kane

Birth Name:

Christian Michael Short

Birth Place:

Dallas, Texas, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer

Kane's second album "The House Rules" debuted at number one on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart and at number three on the iTunes Country chart
Studied Art History at the University of Oklahoma but dropped out to pursue acting
Formed the Southern rock band Kane with songwriter Steve Carlson in 1998
Got his role on "Fame L․A․" by striking a bargain with Banner Entertainment to deliver scripts for them in exchange for getting auditions
Quote: "I wish I could say that I was a better actor to where none of those people were me, and I was playing a role․ But no, all those people are really a little bit of me․․․I'm just a gracious kid․․․getting paid for something that he would do for free․"
Best known for his TV series roles as Eliot Spencer in "Leverage," Lindsey McDonald in "Angel," and Ryan "Flyboy" Leggett in "Fame L․A․"
Co-wrote the song "Thinking of You" with Blair Daly for an episode of "Leverage" in which his character goes undercover as a country music star in order to take down a crooked music executive
Does his own stunts on "Leverage," occasionally ending up in the hospital, because his favorite actor, Steve McQueen, was known to do his own stunts
Has released two studio albums with his band Kane: "Kane" in 2000 and "The House Rules" in 2010

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